While I once was a major proponent of aggregation products that pulled from many corners of the Web, the value downstream is vastly diluted, and adds to noise. At the end of 2009, my two-year fascination with aggregation-centric parlays coming to a close, I said aggregation was better in theory , arguing cross-posting should be reduced. Friendfeed Plus Aggregation Buzz Google

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MOBILEGROOVE

JANUARY 30, 2012

[Aggregator, Mobile] THE Future of Mobile; Authorities Weigh In On Mobile Megatrends

While reading the collections of mobile 2012 predictions is a great way to gain perspective, I miss deep analysis of these trends that allows us to plan and prepare for the developments likely to impact models and strategies far beyond 2012. contributed the section on the future of mobile search , which I will explore later down in this post. Mobile search landscape. ahead.

Google may give us a glimpse of the top Internet search terms that defined how the world searched online in 2011, but Mobile Commerce , a U.K.-based based provider of optimized mobile search services stands out as the only company offering us insights into how we search using our mobile devices. Mobile Commerce deals with 3.6 Mobile Searchand the U.S., in 2011.

Heightened activity and interest in mobile retail (spurred on by holiday shopping and the rapid uptake of price comparison services and apps), has paved the way for a variety of new and immersive mobile experiences that insert marketing messages and campaigns into our daily shopping routines. Q: How about the mobile search? Mobile Marketing Mobile Search Mobile Social Media

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MOBILEGROOVE

DECEMBER 2, 2011

[Aggregator, Mobile] Mobile Commerce Moves Up To Marketing Mega-Trend

It was the brands that told us with their increased marketing spends that 2010 was The Year of Mobile. Now consumers are the ones showing us through their actions — reaching for their mobile phones at every step of the consumer journey, from researching products to making purchases — that this is the Year of Mobile Commerce. All of the data is aggregated and anonymous. The real news is our increasing reliance on mobile. percent of people used a mobile device to visit a retailer’s site, up from 3.9 retailers. Online sales in the U.S

In the last shopping days before the holidays my guest is Michael Becker—North America Managing Director for the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and a leader in the mobile marketing industry. confirms mobile’s profound influence on consumer shopping behavior this holiday season. MOBILE CHANGES THE RULES: And the holidays shows the tremendous impact of mobile on — everything.

Editor’s note: We kick off regular and in-depth coverage of how mobile is transforming health care and treatment in developed and developing markets with Dr. Phillip Olla, a visionary and entrepreneur creating an ecosystem that leverages mobile devices and networks to improve diagnosis and treatment. The mobile revolution has been hailed as the enabling force for emerging markets and developing countries to become more active participants in the global economy. Mobile medical diagnostics. It’s an issue that Dr. Olla feels mobile can help solve.
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Will 2012 be the year of mobile commerce? If this is indeed a momentous year for mobile retail and transactions of all kinds, then what will happen to the mix of payment options and players currently jockeying for position? Should we expect a showdown between credit card companies, carriers, banks, aggregators and the likes of PayPal? This week’s m-pulse catches up with Chetan Sharma, independent consultant and well-known industry authority, to discuss mobile mega-trends and deep-dive into the results of the 2012 Mobile Industry Predictions Survey.
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ABOUT ARCHIVES CONTACT SUBSCRIBE TWITTER What’s the law around aggregating news online? So much of the web is built around aggregation — gathering together interesting and useful things from around the Internet and presenting them in new ways to an audience. Kimberley Isbell of our friends the Citizen Media Law Project has assembled a terrific white paper on the current state of the law surrounding aggregation — what courts have approved, what they havent, and where the (many) grey areas still remain. What is a news aggregator? 8 / 10:30 a.m. and Google News.
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Is a consumer’s mobile search more valuable to an advertiser than an online query? The stats say yes, particularly in view of the growth in local mobile search. According to the BIA/Kelsey Group , one in three mobile searches is local in nature and also interactive. Little wonder that the market is more bullish about search advertising on mobile. For a start, Google estimates that between 15 and 30 percent of site traffic will come from mobile devices within the next 18 months. Mobile Marketing Mobile Searchpercent, according to Google. Take me.
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tried searches for many top tech terms, from "apple" to "google", "Android", "t-mobile" and blogs like Engadget and TechCrunch , all of which returned multiple results, clickable to the main original link. Aggregation Media CliqlyCurated news sites are so prevalent, it seems practically everybody has one. With simple tools like paper.li and others, you can even have them automatically generated from the social connections you have on Twitter and other networks. small textbox lets you filter by keyword, be it from the article's title, content or tags. But it's early days.
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